ADHD-related symptoms and attention profiles in the unaffected siblings of probands with autism spectrum disorder: focus on the subtypes of autism and Asperger's disorder / Yi-Ling CHIEN in Molecular Autism, 8 (2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 37p. Titre : ADHD-related symptoms and attention profiles in the unaffected siblings of probands with autism spectrum disorder: focus on the subtypes of autism and Asperger's disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Yi-Ling CHIEN, Auteur ; Miao-Churn CHOU, Auteur ; Yen-Nan CHIU, Auteur ; W. J. CHOU, Auteur ; Y. Y. WU, Auteur ; W. C. TSAI, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur Article en page(s) : 37p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Attention  Autism spectrum disorder  Continuous performance test  Endophenotype  Sibling Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The presence of attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) symptoms and impaired attention performance are commonly noted in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, little is known about attention performance in their unaffected siblings. This study aimed to investigate the ADHD-related traits and attention performance in unaffected siblings of probands with autism and Asperger syndrome (AS), as well as the clinical correlates of ADHD-related traits. METHODS: We assessed the intention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and oppositional symptoms, and attention profiles of 199 probands with a diagnosis of ASD (122 autism, 77 AS), their unaffected siblings, and 196 typically developing controls (TD) by their parents' reports on the ADHD-related symptoms and the Connors' Continuous Performance Test (CCPT), respectively. RESULTS: Compared to TD, unaffected siblings of ASD probands were more hyperactive/impulsive and oppositional, particularly unaffected siblings of AS probands. In CCPT, unaffected siblings of AS have intermediate levels of performance between probands with AS and TD on focused attention and sustained attention but were not statistically different from AS probands or TD in these attention profiles. In contrast, unaffected siblings of autism probands have significantly better CCPT performance when compared to autism probands but not to TD. In addition, stereotyped behaviors predicted ADHD-related traits in both sibling groups, but distinctive patterns of other correlates for ADHD-related traits were found between the two sibling groups. CONCLUSIONS: This work suggested that unaffected siblings of AS, but not autism, have more hyperactive/impulsive traits and a trend of pervasive attention deficits assessed by CCPT which might serve as potential endophenotypes for genetic studies in AS. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01582256. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0153-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329 [article] ADHD-related symptoms and attention profiles in the unaffected siblings of probands with autism spectrum disorder: focus on the subtypes of autism and Asperger's disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yi-Ling CHIEN, Auteur ; Miao-Churn CHOU, Auteur ; Yen-Nan CHIU, Auteur ; W. J. CHOU, Auteur ; Y. Y. WU, Auteur ; W. C. TSAI, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur . - 37p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 37p. Mots-clés : Attention  Autism spectrum disorder  Continuous performance test  Endophenotype  Sibling Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: The presence of attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) symptoms and impaired attention performance are commonly noted in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, little is known about attention performance in their unaffected siblings. This study aimed to investigate the ADHD-related traits and attention performance in unaffected siblings of probands with autism and Asperger syndrome (AS), as well as the clinical correlates of ADHD-related traits. METHODS: We assessed the intention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and oppositional symptoms, and attention profiles of 199 probands with a diagnosis of ASD (122 autism, 77 AS), their unaffected siblings, and 196 typically developing controls (TD) by their parents' reports on the ADHD-related symptoms and the Connors' Continuous Performance Test (CCPT), respectively. RESULTS: Compared to TD, unaffected siblings of ASD probands were more hyperactive/impulsive and oppositional, particularly unaffected siblings of AS probands. In CCPT, unaffected siblings of AS have intermediate levels of performance between probands with AS and TD on focused attention and sustained attention but were not statistically different from AS probands or TD in these attention profiles. In contrast, unaffected siblings of autism probands have significantly better CCPT performance when compared to autism probands but not to TD. In addition, stereotyped behaviors predicted ADHD-related traits in both sibling groups, but distinctive patterns of other correlates for ADHD-related traits were found between the two sibling groups. CONCLUSIONS: This work suggested that unaffected siblings of AS, but not autism, have more hyperactive/impulsive traits and a trend of pervasive attention deficits assessed by CCPT which might serve as potential endophenotypes for genetic studies in AS. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01582256. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0153-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329

Altered frontal aslant tracts as a heritable neural basis of social communication deficits in autism spectrum disorder: A sibling study using tract-based automatic analysis / Y. C. LO in Autism Research, 12-2 (February 2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism Research > 12-2 (February 2019) . - p.225-238 Titre : Altered frontal aslant tracts as a heritable neural basis of social communication deficits in autism spectrum disorder: A sibling study using tract-based automatic analysis Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Y. C. LO, Auteur ; Y. J. CHEN, Auteur ; Y. C. HSU, Auteur ; Yi-Ling CHIEN, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur ; W. I. TSENG, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.225-238 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  heritable neural basis  siblings  social communication Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Investigating social behaviors and brain structural alterations in unaffected siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may help identify intermediate phenotypes of social communication deficits in ASD. This study hypothesized that such intermediate phenotypes could be identified in white matter tracts of the social communication model that exhibited reduced tract integrity and associations with social communication deficits. Boys with ASD (N = 30), unaffected male siblings (N = 27), and typically developing (TD) boys (N = 30) underwent clinical evaluation and MRI scanning. Group differences in generalized fractional anisotropy (GFA) values, a white matter integrity index derived from diffusion MRI data, and the relationships of GFA with the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) scores and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4-18) scores were investigated. Significant differences were found in the GFA values of the frontal aslant tract (FAT) among the three groups, with the decreasing order of GFA from TD to siblings to ASD. The GFA values of the FAT were associated with the social communication scores (on the SRS) in the sibling group, and those of the superior longitudinal fasciculus III were associated with the social problems scores (on the CBCL/4-18) in the boys with ASD. Due to the altered tract integrity and association with social communication deficits in the unaffected siblings of individuals with ASD, the FAT might be a heritable neural basis for social communication deficits of ASD. Autism Res 2019, 12: 225-238 (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of highly heritable disorders with social communication deficits as one of the core symptoms. This study aimed to identify a neural trait of social communication deficits in individuals with ASD. We investigated brain structural alterations and their associations with social communication scores in unaffected siblings of individuals with ASD. The siblings' frontal aslant tract was found to be impaired, and this tract showed a significant association with the social communication scores. Our findings support that the frontal aslant tract might be a potential neural trait of social communication deficits in ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2044 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=383 [article] Altered frontal aslant tracts as a heritable neural basis of social communication deficits in autism spectrum disorder: A sibling study using tract-based automatic analysis [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Y. C. LO, Auteur ; Y. J. CHEN, Auteur ; Y. C. HSU, Auteur ; Yi-Ling CHIEN, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur ; W. I. TSENG, Auteur . - p.225-238. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism Research > 12-2 (February 2019) . - p.225-238 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  heritable neural basis  siblings  social communication Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Investigating social behaviors and brain structural alterations in unaffected siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may help identify intermediate phenotypes of social communication deficits in ASD. This study hypothesized that such intermediate phenotypes could be identified in white matter tracts of the social communication model that exhibited reduced tract integrity and associations with social communication deficits. Boys with ASD (N = 30), unaffected male siblings (N = 27), and typically developing (TD) boys (N = 30) underwent clinical evaluation and MRI scanning. Group differences in generalized fractional anisotropy (GFA) values, a white matter integrity index derived from diffusion MRI data, and the relationships of GFA with the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) scores and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4-18) scores were investigated. Significant differences were found in the GFA values of the frontal aslant tract (FAT) among the three groups, with the decreasing order of GFA from TD to siblings to ASD. The GFA values of the FAT were associated with the social communication scores (on the SRS) in the sibling group, and those of the superior longitudinal fasciculus III were associated with the social problems scores (on the CBCL/4-18) in the boys with ASD. Due to the altered tract integrity and association with social communication deficits in the unaffected siblings of individuals with ASD, the FAT might be a heritable neural basis for social communication deficits of ASD. Autism Res 2019, 12: 225-238 (c) 2018 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of highly heritable disorders with social communication deficits as one of the core symptoms. This study aimed to identify a neural trait of social communication deficits in individuals with ASD. We investigated brain structural alterations and their associations with social communication scores in unaffected siblings of individuals with ASD. The siblings' frontal aslant tract was found to be impaired, and this tract showed a significant association with the social communication scores. Our findings support that the frontal aslant tract might be a potential neural trait of social communication deficits in ASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2044 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=383

Developmental differences in neural connectivity for semantic processing in youths with autism / L. Y. FAN in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62-9 (September 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-9 (September 2021) . - p.1090-1099 Titre : Developmental differences in neural connectivity for semantic processing in youths with autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : L. Y. FAN, Auteur ; James R. BOOTH, Auteur ; M. LIU, Auteur ; Tai-Li CHOU, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1090-1099 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Brain/diagnostic imaging  Brain Mapping  Child  Humans  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Neural Pathways  Semantics  Semantic  differential difference  fMRI  functional connectivity  psychophysiological interaction Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rely more on lower-level visual processing as revealed by greater occipital activation, yet less effectively engage higher-level processing of modality-independent semantic knowledge as indicated by reduced frontal activation, compared to typically developing (TD) youths. However, little is known about age-dependent differences in neural connectivity during semantic processing in youths with ASD as compared to TD youths. METHODS: Four groups were recruited: 31 ASD children (mean age = 10.5 years old), 33 TD children (mean age = 10.4), 30 ASD adolescents (mean age = 14.9), and 34 TD adolescents (mean age = 15.1). We explored their differences in neural connectivity by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with psychophysiological interaction (PPI) during semantic judgments. RESULTS: In comparison with TD children, children with ASD showed greater activation in the left cuneus and weaker connectivity between the left cuneus and left middle temporal gyrus (MTG). In comparison with TD adolescents, adolescents with ASD showed less activation in the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and weaker functional connectivity between the left IFG and left MTG. CONCLUSIONS: Children with ASD may rely more on visual processes in the occipital cortex that are disconnected from modality-independent semantics in the temporal cortex. However, adolescents with ASD may less effectively engage frontal mechanisms involved in the top-down control of modality-independent semantic knowledge in the temporal cortex. Our findings provide evidence of developmental differences in the neural substrates of the alterations in semantic processing in youths with ASD compared to TD youths. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13373 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=456 [article] Developmental differences in neural connectivity for semantic processing in youths with autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / L. Y. FAN, Auteur ; James R. BOOTH, Auteur ; M. LIU, Auteur ; Tai-Li CHOU, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur . - p.1090-1099. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-9 (September 2021) . - p.1090-1099 Mots-clés : Adolescent  Autism Spectrum Disorder  Autistic Disorder  Brain/diagnostic imaging  Brain Mapping  Child  Humans  Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Neural Pathways  Semantics  Semantic  differential difference  fMRI  functional connectivity  psychophysiological interaction Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) rely more on lower-level visual processing as revealed by greater occipital activation, yet less effectively engage higher-level processing of modality-independent semantic knowledge as indicated by reduced frontal activation, compared to typically developing (TD) youths. However, little is known about age-dependent differences in neural connectivity during semantic processing in youths with ASD as compared to TD youths. METHODS: Four groups were recruited: 31 ASD children (mean age = 10.5 years old), 33 TD children (mean age = 10.4), 30 ASD adolescents (mean age = 14.9), and 34 TD adolescents (mean age = 15.1). We explored their differences in neural connectivity by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with psychophysiological interaction (PPI) during semantic judgments. RESULTS: In comparison with TD children, children with ASD showed greater activation in the left cuneus and weaker connectivity between the left cuneus and left middle temporal gyrus (MTG). In comparison with TD adolescents, adolescents with ASD showed less activation in the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and weaker functional connectivity between the left IFG and left MTG. CONCLUSIONS: Children with ASD may rely more on visual processes in the occipital cortex that are disconnected from modality-independent semantics in the temporal cortex. However, adolescents with ASD may less effectively engage frontal mechanisms involved in the top-down control of modality-independent semantic knowledge in the temporal cortex. Our findings provide evidence of developmental differences in the neural substrates of the alterations in semantic processing in youths with ASD compared to TD youths. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13373 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=456

Genome-wide analysis of copy number variations identifies PARK2 as a candidate gene for autism spectrum disorder / C. L. YIN in Molecular Autism, 7 (2016)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 23p. Titre : Genome-wide analysis of copy number variations identifies PARK2 as a candidate gene for autism spectrum disorder Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : C. L. YIN, Auteur ; H. I. CHEN, Auteur ; L. H. LI, Auteur ; Yi-Ling CHIEN, Auteur ; H. M. LIAO, Auteur ; Miao-Churn CHOU, Auteur ; W. J. CHOU, Auteur ; W. C. TSAI, Auteur ; Yen-Nan CHIU, Auteur ; Y. Y. WU, Auteur ; C. Z. LO, Auteur ; J. Y. WU, Auteur ; Y. T. CHEN, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur Article en page(s) : 23p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Asian Continental Ancestry Group/genetics  Autism Spectrum Disorder/etiology/genetics  Child  China  Cohort Studies  DNA Copy Number Variations  Down-Regulation  Exons  Female  Genome-Wide Association Study  Genotype  Humans  Male  Odds Ratio  Pedigree  Phenotype  Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide  Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)  Copy number variations (CNVs)  Family study  Gene expression  Park2 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an early-onset neurodevelopmental disorder with complex genetic underpinning in its etiology. Copy number variations (CNVs) as one of the genetic factors associated with ASD have been addressed in recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS). However, the significance of CNV has not been well investigated in non-Caucasian ASD population. METHODS: To identify the pathogenic CNVs responsible for ASD in Han Chinese, we performed a segment-based GWAS of CNV in 335 ASD cases and 1093 healthy controls using Affymetrix single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array by focusing on case-specific CNVs. PARK2 was one of the important genes with several case-specific regions overlapped on it. The findings were validated in the initial screen sample set and replicated in another sample set by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). RESULTS: A total of six CNVs at 6q26 that spanned different exons of PARK2 were identified. The PARK2 expression level was down-regulated at exon-dependent manner in cases with either deletion or duplication. The result revealed that the gene function might be disrupted by exonic deletion and duplication. We also observed that the ASD case with exonic duplication demonstrated a more severe interference of PARK2 expression and the clinical feature than the ones with deletion at the exons 2-4 of the PARK2 gene. CONCLUSIONS: Our finding provides evidence to support that CNVs affecting PARK2 function might contribute to genetic etiology of a proportion of cases with ASD. The intriguing results of this work warrant further study on characterizing the functional impact of various exonic CNVs on the PARK2 gene. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00494754. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0087-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329 [article] Genome-wide analysis of copy number variations identifies PARK2 as a candidate gene for autism spectrum disorder [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / C. L. YIN, Auteur ; H. I. CHEN, Auteur ; L. H. LI, Auteur ; Yi-Ling CHIEN, Auteur ; H. M. LIAO, Auteur ; Miao-Churn CHOU, Auteur ; W. J. CHOU, Auteur ; W. C. TSAI, Auteur ; Yen-Nan CHIU, Auteur ; Y. Y. WU, Auteur ; C. Z. LO, Auteur ; J. Y. WU, Auteur ; Y. T. CHEN, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur . - 23p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 7 (2016) . - 23p. Mots-clés : Adolescent  Asian Continental Ancestry Group/genetics  Autism Spectrum Disorder/etiology/genetics  Child  China  Cohort Studies  DNA Copy Number Variations  Down-Regulation  Exons  Female  Genome-Wide Association Study  Genotype  Humans  Male  Odds Ratio  Pedigree  Phenotype  Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide  Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)  Copy number variations (CNVs)  Family study  Gene expression  Park2 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an early-onset neurodevelopmental disorder with complex genetic underpinning in its etiology. Copy number variations (CNVs) as one of the genetic factors associated with ASD have been addressed in recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS). However, the significance of CNV has not been well investigated in non-Caucasian ASD population. METHODS: To identify the pathogenic CNVs responsible for ASD in Han Chinese, we performed a segment-based GWAS of CNV in 335 ASD cases and 1093 healthy controls using Affymetrix single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array by focusing on case-specific CNVs. PARK2 was one of the important genes with several case-specific regions overlapped on it. The findings were validated in the initial screen sample set and replicated in another sample set by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). RESULTS: A total of six CNVs at 6q26 that spanned different exons of PARK2 were identified. The PARK2 expression level was down-regulated at exon-dependent manner in cases with either deletion or duplication. The result revealed that the gene function might be disrupted by exonic deletion and duplication. We also observed that the ASD case with exonic duplication demonstrated a more severe interference of PARK2 expression and the clinical feature than the ones with deletion at the exons 2-4 of the PARK2 gene. CONCLUSIONS: Our finding provides evidence to support that CNVs affecting PARK2 function might contribute to genetic etiology of a proportion of cases with ASD. The intriguing results of this work warrant further study on characterizing the functional impact of various exonic CNVs on the PARK2 gene. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00494754. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0087-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=329

Impairment of social behaviors in Arhgef10 knockout mice / D. H. LU in Molecular Autism, 9 (2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 11p. Titre : Impairment of social behaviors in Arhgef10 knockout mice Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : D. H. LU, Auteur ; H. M. LIAO, Auteur ; C. H. CHEN, Auteur ; H. J. TU, Auteur ; H. C. LIOU, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur ; W. M. FU, Auteur Article en page(s) : 11p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Arhgef10  Autism spectrum disorder  Norepinephrine  Serotonin  Social deficits Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: Impaired social interaction is one of the essential features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Our previous copy number variation (CNV) study discovered a novel deleted region associated with ASD. One of the genes included in the deleted region is ARHGEF10. A missense mutation of ARHGEF10 has been reported to be one of the contributing factors in several diseases of the central nervous system. However, the relationship between the loss of ARHGEF10 and the clinical symptoms of ASD is unclear. Methods: We generated Arhgef10 knockout mice as a model of ASD and characterized the social behavior and the biochemical changes in the brains of the knockout mice. Results: Compared with their wild-type littermates, the Arhgef10-depleted mice showed social interaction impairment, hyperactivity, and decreased depression-like and anxiety-like behavior. Behavioral measures of learning in the Morris water maze were not affected by Arhgef10 deficiency. Moreover, neurotransmitters including serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine were significantly increased in different brain regions of the Arhgef10 knockout mice. In addition, monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) decreased in several brain regions. Conclusions: These results suggest that ARHGEF10 is a candidate risk gene for ASD and that the Arhgef10 knockout model could be a tool for studying the mechanisms of neurotransmission in ASD. Trial registration: Animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of National Taiwan University (IACUC 20150023). Registered 1 August 2015. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0197-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=354 [article] Impairment of social behaviors in Arhgef10 knockout mice [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / D. H. LU, Auteur ; H. M. LIAO, Auteur ; C. H. CHEN, Auteur ; H. J. TU, Auteur ; H. C. LIOU, Auteur ; S. S. GAU, Auteur ; W. M. FU, Auteur . - 11p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 11p. Mots-clés : Arhgef10  Autism spectrum disorder  Norepinephrine  Serotonin  Social deficits Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: Impaired social interaction is one of the essential features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Our previous copy number variation (CNV) study discovered a novel deleted region associated with ASD. One of the genes included in the deleted region is ARHGEF10. A missense mutation of ARHGEF10 has been reported to be one of the contributing factors in several diseases of the central nervous system. However, the relationship between the loss of ARHGEF10 and the clinical symptoms of ASD is unclear. Methods: We generated Arhgef10 knockout mice as a model of ASD and characterized the social behavior and the biochemical changes in the brains of the knockout mice. Results: Compared with their wild-type littermates, the Arhgef10-depleted mice showed social interaction impairment, hyperactivity, and decreased depression-like and anxiety-like behavior. Behavioral measures of learning in the Morris water maze were not affected by Arhgef10 deficiency. Moreover, neurotransmitters including serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine were significantly increased in different brain regions of the Arhgef10 knockout mice. In addition, monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) decreased in several brain regions. Conclusions: These results suggest that ARHGEF10 is a candidate risk gene for ASD and that the Arhgef10 knockout model could be a tool for studying the mechanisms of neurotransmission in ASD. Trial registration: Animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of National Taiwan University (IACUC 20150023). Registered 1 August 2015. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0197-5 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=354

Mental health correlates and potential childhood predictors for the wish to be of the opposite sex in young autistic adults / J. C. CHANG in Autism, 26-1 (January 2022)  

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Mismatch Negativity and P3a in Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Behavioral Correlates and Clinical Implications / Yi-Ling CHIEN in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48-5 (May 2018)  

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Neural correlates of association strength and categorical relatedness in youths with autism spectrum disorder / C. H. WONG in Autism Research, 12-10 (October 2019)  

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Prenatal and perinatal risk factors and the clinical implications on autism spectrum disorder / Yi-Ling CHIEN in Autism, 23-3 (April 2019)  

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School dysfunction in youth with autistic spectrum disorder in Taiwan: The effect of subtype and ADHD / Huey-Ling CHIANG in Autism Research, 11-6 (June 2018)  

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